That display is not unique to the Kulakov btw (though it obviously received other digital screens), I have seen it on 1164 cruisers, hell even the old Kerch! Simply navigation add on.

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Spasiba Flateic.

http://twower.livejournal.com/520535.html

There’s more to modernization than just weapons. Scroll down until you see the displays one of the crew is using.

(I can’t see Gibka in front, to be honest)

Take a look at the picture from the front, and look carefully where the Kinzhal radar system used to be placed (on that circular looking platform, they are really distinctive when empty) you can make out a dainty little missile system.

The 1144/Orlans (come on gents, lets get into a habit of using the real name 😉 ) are all in varying shape. Nakhimov is in far better starting position than Lobov, hence it makes sense. I don’t know about Lazarev and Ushakov in relation to Lobov, but certainly they are in much worse shape (compared to Nakhimov), so I am not holding out much hope they will be reactivated.

Witcha- not that I am aware off, production would only be possible to reinstate with large scale order.

Todays news-Dagestan has been launched!

Also:
http://twower.livejournal.com/520535.html

Some brand new pics of the large surface combatants of the North Fleet. You can see the modernized mast of the Kulakov for example. And the sealed over Kinzhal hatches :(. Should have made jacuzzi pits out of them.

Well, their close in protection was good- Kinzhal is/was an excellent system. Now it has crappy Gibka in the front. Some modernization :(.

No problem repairing them is one thing, putting an essentially brand new system is another. Look no further than Kulakov, and the front Kinzhal array (or lack of it).

Adequate (coupled with maintenance and crew heavy) is a poor way to go in today’s economic reality- a 22350 (or two) would be a far smarter proposition. A new ship will be expected to serve far longer than today’s “equivalent” vessels (which will be decommed in the next 10-15 years), in its current state the Lobov would be outdated past that timeframe.

Is there an original, larger photo? Thanks.

As of March 18th, Tu-205SM has completed 17 flights. One flight lasted over 5 hours.

Some photos: